Non-refillable bottle.



"0. 664,376. 'Patented D00. 25, I900.

J. H. BARNES.

NON-BEFlLLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application flied In. 27, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BARNES, OF NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,376. dated December 25, 1900.

Application filed March 2 7, 1 8 9 9.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of New London, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

. This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, the object of the invention being to provide an improved bottle of this character which is simple and effective in its construction and operation.

In a general way the present improvement comprises a receptacle, such as a bottle, having a tapered and contracted neck and adapted to receive the ordinary stopper, a tapered plug located within the contracted portion of such neck and below said stopper, said plug having an indirect or sinuous passage therethrough communicating with a valve-chamber, and a valve located and guided in said valve-chamber, the construction being such that the contents of the bottle may pass the valve and flow outward through the passage to empty the bottle, but will prevent the introduction of fluid into said bottle.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a partly-sectional view of a bottle having this improvement. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating the operation of the improvement during the pouring of the contents therefrom. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of a slightly-difierent construction of plug. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, on an enlarged scale, illustrating a still dilferent form of plug; and Fig. 5 is a top view of the plug shown in Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the form shown the bottle is provided with a neck of somewhat-reduced diameter internally to form a shoulder a, the contracted part of said neck above the shoulder being adapted to receive a cork or stopper bin the usual manner to close the bottle. This neck below the shoulder is shown tapered toward the body of the bottle for the purpose hereinafter specified. The plug 0, formed, preferably, of rubber or other flexible material, whereby it may readily enter the neck Serial No. 710,544. (No model.)

i and be forced through the contracted portion a thereof to its seat below the shoulder, is also tapered, corresponding with the tapered portion of the neck, whereby the forcing of the same into the body of the bottle is prevented. The plug being slightly flexible is compressed and contracted when forced through the con: tracted portion a of the neck; but upon passing such contracted neck portion it immediately expands, fills, and completely closes the bottle-neck. This plug 0 near its inner end is provided with a valve-chamber d in communication with the body of the bottle and having a tapered valve-seat d Leading from this valve-chamber and entirely within the plug is an indirect or sinuous passage d, communicating with the mouth of the neck.

Located in the valve-chamber d Isa tapered valve 6, provided with a stem e, guided in an elongated opening 0' in the plug 0. The valve 6 rests ordinarily on its seat d but is capable of limited movement within the chamber d, its stem 6 being loosely fitted in the opening 0 and preferably of such length relatively to the depth of the opening 0 that the inner end of said stem abuts the bottom thereof when the valve e is about midway its seat 01 and the rear wall of said chamber.

With the improved organization just described it will be seen that the passage of liq- ;p-id through the plug and out of the bottle will force the valve from its seat at and allow the liquid to pass freely into the chamber d, flow around the valve 6, and from thence pass through the sinuous passage d and out of the month on the removal of the cork. The passage of liquid through the plug in the opposite direction, however, is prevented,since the liquid after passing through the passage d will engage the rear side of the valve 6 and force the latter into close engagement with its seat d and thus close the opening into the bottle, while the sinuous passage will prevent the holding of the valve 6 01f its seat by means of a wire or like article inserted through the passage d to permit liquid to be surreptitiously passed into the bottle.

In practice I preferably make the plug 0 of a single piece, the various openings therein being obtained by means of metal cores,which by reason of the flexibility of the material may be readily withdrawn from the finished plug, andbyreaso'n of such flexibility the valve 0 also be readily forced into the chamber 62. Should it be desired, however, the plug may be made up of more than one piece, as shown in Fig. 3, in which it will be seen that the lower portion of the plug, having the valve-seat (1 formed therein, is made of a separate piece of material, having, preferably, a cylindrical recess or chamber for the reception of the lower end of the plug proper, which is formed of less diameter than the major part. thereof.

In Fig. at the plug is shown having a plurality of passages 01' leading from the chamber d and which passages communicate with the top of the val ve-cham'her instead of at one side thereof, as is the form shown in Fig. 1.

In conclusion it will be seen that the presen t in] rove ment issiin'ple i-n its eonst r uc ti'dn, inexpensive to manufacture, and elfeetive in operation, and will not readily get out of order;

' Having described my invention, I claim 1'. A bottle having a neck provided witha shoulder located to form a tapered plug-receivingpor'tioncomrnu nica'ting withth'e body of thebottle, and a stopper-receiving portion located intermediate said plug-receiving portion and the mouth of said neck and adapted to re'c'eivea stopper or closer for closing the mouth of the bottle; a tapered plug sprung into said neck below said shoulder, whereby-it is'non-removable from s'aidneck in an outward direction owing to said shoulder, and in an inward direction owing to the tapered forma tio'nof said neck and plug, said plug having within the same a valve-chamber provided with a valve seat and a sinuous passage formed entirelywithin and extendin g through the plug and in communication with said valve chamber and said stopper-receiving portion of theneck; and a valve located in said valve-chamber. g

2. A bottle having a neck provided with a shoulder; a two-part plug fitting into said neck belowsaid shoulder, one part thereof having a recess and the other part thereof having a'projection of less diameterthan the major part of said plug and projecting into said recess and engaging the walls thereof,

agate said plug having a valve chamber partly formed in each part of said two'part plug and a sinuous passage formed entirely Within said plug connecting said valve-chamber with the outer end of said plug; and a valve located in said valve-chamber.

3. A bottle having a tapered neck contracted to form a shoulder and adapted to receive a stopper or closer above said shoulder for closing the mouth thereof; a tapered plug sprung into said neck below said shoulder, whereby it is non-removable from said neck in an outward direction owing to said shoulder, and in an inward direction owing to the tapered formation of said neck and plug, said plug being in engagem entat all points thereof with the inner wall of said neck and forming an air-tight joint, and comprising? two-part member one member having a ieess and the other member a projection of less diameter than the major part thereof an'dadapted' to fit with-in said recess and engaging the walls thereof, said plug having a valve-chamber located partly \vithin'each'ofsaid two-part members and provided with a valve-seat, asinuous passage formed entirely within and extending through the plug and in communicaition'with said valve-chamber and the outer end of said plug, and also having an elongated opening atone side of said sinuous passage in communication with said valve-chamber; and a valve in said'chamber having a stem movable in said elongated opening.

4:. A plug comprising atwo-part compressible member one part having a recess-and the other parthaving a projection of less "diameter than the major pa'rt'o f said plug and fitting within said recess and engaging the walls thereof, a valve-chamber formed partly in each of said members, and a sinuous passage formed entirely within and extending through said plug and in communication with said valve-chamber and theo'u ter end of said plug.

Signed at Norwich, Connecticut, this 25th day of March, 1899.

JOHN H. BARNES. Witnesses:

FRANK H. ALLEN,

ALONZO M. LUTHER. 

